Plenty going on today with 2 White-tailed Eagle in the Wareham Channel again this morning along with 7 Marsh Harrier. We received some late news of 2 Little Gull that were in Middlebere yesterday morning (an adult and 1st winter), with another seen in the harbour mouth today. At Shell Bay, there were 2 Great Northern Diver and a fly by Black-throated Diver, plus 124 Shag entered the harbour mouth at dawn. At Brands Bay there was a Great Northern Diver, two female Common Scoter, three Black-necked Grebes, 321 Wigeon, 26 Pintail and 6 Avocet. Later off Middle Beach, there was a Great Northern Diver, three Black-necked Grebes, two male Common Scoter and a Sandwich Tern. A Black Redstart was on a house roof in Canford Cliffs and 15 Spoonbill visited the Brownsea Lagoon. A poorly looking adult Kittiwake was sat on rocks in Holes Bay near the PCW Drain outflow.
This morning heralded the first proper Redwing arrival of the autumn with flocks ranging between 20 -200 individuals…
Find out moreIt seems the harbour managed to avoid the worst of the weather today with torrential rain just north…
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